Enter the Runkeeper, a review sort of.

By the end of May I was in need of some sort of tracking and management for the activities I had made into a daily routine. By now I was doing two routines a day one in the morning starting around 5:30 and one in the evening. My morning routine consisted of a run of sorts usually around a mile with half of it being a walk, and the evening was usually a walk with the family and a light routine of stretching, push ups and sit ups. This would be when I got introduced to Runkeeper.com and the app for my phone. I was turned on to it by my sister who was using it for her running as she was training to do a leg of a marathon relay. I checked it out, loaded it up and haven't looked back. This training aid has been invaluable to me as a way to manage my runs, source of motivation, and entertainment during the early part of my training. The app uses the phones GPS unit to track  the route, distance, speed, and pace of  your activities. Activities include running, walking, cycling, kayaking, and others as long as you are moving so the GPS can calculate distance. The app also automatically link to the Runkeeper website where you can edit your activities, track your progress, participate in races, and now even sign up for fitness classes to enhance your training. This tool has been great to keep me going in a positive direction during training by being a source of motivation and a way to push my self  well beyond anything I could have ever imagined. I will have to do a proper review of runkeeper later on, but for now this is being mentioned as I may make reference to it though out my posts.